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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
6
A fragmented notice advises women to dry clean clothing at home using Solvus soap and Tris Ens olin soap. It mentions cleaning laces gloves and delicate fabrics, warns to keep fluids away from flames, and notes low cost compared with rug cleaning services.
An 84 year old pedestrian from Van Wert walked eighteen miles as part of a church event. The Methodist church raised funds, with 589,000 for improvements and 45,004 for expenses noted in the report. The text records local figures and a ceremony at the Van Wert church on a Tuesday morning.
An advertorial item touts Adler-i-kal as a cure for incurable conditions and stomach distress. It claims immediate intestinal flushing and removal of foul matter, with testimonials from a J. Il Underwood and references to ingredients and a long history.
Community drive aims to provide the service funds for the war effort by September pledges. Veterans and local residents discuss plans as fundraising events proceed. Farmers in Pleasant Township and Eldgar Township report land sales, including 240 acre parcels at 230 per acre and other farms changing hands through local buyers.
In Lagrange Indiana last night the town board decided the war law allowing more than two members of a school board to share a party may let all three members be Republicans. Fred J Brown won the seat as his successor. Other members are Valentine Weaver and Robert M Waddell. The town attorney reportedly advised the decision as legal.
Mr. Chas. Atwell of Columbes Ohio and Mrs. M. J. Mader of Pueblo Colorado praise Balmwort Kidney Tablets as the best remedy for kidney and bladder trouble with claims of quick relief and high satisfaction. Advertises the product as widely available at druggists.
Paris dispatch reports a proposed program to build a large future standing army with integrated education. Enlistees would receive military training and access to schooling from basics to university work, with paid work and housing during service. The aim is to lift uneducated youths into skilled professions through extended study and training.
The Young Men's Christian Association plans a January opening on the seventh floor of its new building with laundry facilities supplied by Troy Laundry Machinery Co. The plan includes towels and linens care, employment for residents, a ground-floor barber shop, and dormitory rooms for 207 men with light, airy single rooms and some for women. Steam heat, elevator service, telephones, a cafeteria, reading and lounging rooms will enhance the dormitory as an ideal home for men.
A meeting has been called for all Rainbow Division veterans of Battery B and D, to be held Friday night June 6 in Dehm's hall. All interested are urged to attend as an organization of returned soldiers will be effected at that time.
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